Wide-Angle Lens Assembly

ABSTRACT

A wide-angle lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The second lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and includes a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power. The fifth lens is with negative refractive power. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −3&lt;f 2 /f 1 &lt;−1; wherein f 1  is an effective focal length of the first lens and f 2  is an effective focal length of the second lens.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/994,732, filed Aug. 17, 2020 and entitled “Wide-Angle Lens Assembly”.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a wide-angle lens assembly.

Description of the Related Art

The current development trend of a wide-angle lens assembly is toward miniaturization and large field of view. Additionally, the wide-angle lens assembly is developed to have high resolution and resistance to severe environment temperature variation in accordance with different application requirements. However, the known wide-angle lens assembly can't satisfy such requirements. Therefore, the wide-angle lens assembly needs a new structure to meet the requirements of miniaturization, large field of view, high resolution, and resistance to severe environment temperature variation at the same time.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides a wide-angle lens assembly to solve the above problems. The wide-angle lens assembly of the invention is provided with characteristics of a shortened total lens length, a larger field of view, a high resolution, a resistance to severe environment temperature variation, and still has a good optical performance.

The wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The first lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The second lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and includes a concave surface facing an object side and a convex surface facing an image side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power. The fifth lens is with negative refractive power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are arranged in order from the object side to the image side along an optical axis. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −3<f₂/f₁<−1; wherein f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lens and f₂ is an effective focal length of the second lens.

In another exemplary embodiment, the first lens further includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing an image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the third lens further includes a convex surface facing the image side.

In another exemplary embodiment, the fourth lens further includes a convex surface facing the object side and another convex surface facing the image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the fifth lens further includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.

In another exemplary embodiment, the fifth lens further includes a concave surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the wide-angle lens assembly further including a sixth lens disposed between the third lens and the fourth lens, wherein the sixth lens is with negative refractive power.

In another exemplary embodiment, the sixth lens further includes a concave surface facing the object side and another concave surface facing the image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: 1<f₂/f₄<3; 0.5<f₁/f₅<1.5; 3<R₁₁/R₁₂<5; −11<R₃₁/R₃₂<−3; −20<TTL/T₁<21.5; 8<TTL/T₃<10; 10<TTL/T₄<13; 72.08<TTL/AT₃₄<114.3; 106.3<TTL/AT₄₅<115; wherein f₁ is the effective focal length of the first lens, f₂ is the effective focal length of the second lens, f₄ is an effective focal length of the fourth lens, f₅ is an effective focal length of the fifth lens, R₁₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens, R₁₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the first lens, R₃₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the third lens, and R₃₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens, TTL is an interval from the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis, T₁ is a thickness of the first lens, T₃ is a thickness of the third lens, T₄ is a thickness of the fourth lens, AT₃₄ is an air-interval from the third lens to the fourth lens along the optical axis, and AT₄₅ is an air-interval from the fourth lens to the fifth lens along the optical axis.

The wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The first lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The second lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing an object side. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a concaves surface facing the object side. The fifth lens is with negative refractive power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are arranged in order from the object side to an image side along an optical axis. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −3<f₂/f₁<−1; wherein f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lens and f₂ is an effective focal length of the second lens.

In another exemplary embodiment, the first lens further includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing an image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the second lens further includes a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side.

In another exemplary embodiment, the third lens further includes a convex surface facing the image side and the fourth lens further includes a convex surface facing the image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the fifth lens further includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.

In another exemplary embodiment, the fifth lens further includes a concave surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the wide-angle lens assembly further including a sixth lens disposed between the third lens and the fourth lens, wherein the sixth lens is with negative refractive power.

In another exemplary embodiment, the sixth lens further includes a concave surface facing the object side and another concave surface facing the image side.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: 1<f₂/f₄<3; 0.5<f₁/f₅<1.5; 3<R₁₁/R₁₂<5; −11<R₃₁/R₃₂<−3; −20<TTL/T₁<21.5; 8<TTL/T₃<10; 10<TTL/T₄<13; 72.08<TTL/AT₃₄<114.3; 106.3<TTL/AT₄₅<115; wherein f₁ is the effective focal length of the first lens, f₂ is the effective focal length of the second lens, f₄ is an effective focal length of the fourth lens, f₅ is an effective focal length of the fifth lens, Ru is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens, R₁₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the first lens, R₃₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the third lens, and R₃₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens, TTL is an interval from the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis, T₁ is a thickness of the first lens, T₃ is a thickness of the third lens, T₄ is a thickness of the fourth lens, AT₃₄ is an air-interval from the third lens to the fourth lens along the optical axis, and AT₄₅ is an air-interval from the fourth lens to the fifth lens along the optical axis.

The wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with yet another exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The first lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The second lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing an object side. The sixth lens is with negative refractive power. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power. The fifth lens is with negative refractive power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the sixth lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are arranged in order from the object side to an image side along an optical axis.

In another exemplary embodiment, the sixth lens includes a concave surface facing the object side and another concave surface facing the image side and the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −3<f₂/f₁<−1; wherein f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lens and f₂ is an effective focal length of the second lens.

A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a lens layout diagram and an optical path of a wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2A depicts a longitudinal aberration diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2B is a field curvature diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2C is a distortion diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2D is a through focus modulation transfer function diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly at −10° C., 20° C., and 70° C. in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a lens layout diagram and an optical path of a wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4A depicts a longitudinal aberration diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4B is a field curvature diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4C is a distortion diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4D is a through focus modulation transfer function diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly at −10° C., 20° C., and 70° C. in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a lens layout diagram and an optical path of a wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6A depicts a longitudinal aberration diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6B is a field curvature diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6C is a distortion diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6D is a through focus modulation transfer function diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly at −10° C., 20° C., and 70° C. in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 7 is a lens layout diagram of a wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.

The invention provides a wide-angle lens including a first lens which is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power, a second lens which is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power, a third lens with positive refractive power, a fourth lens with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens with negative refractive power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: 3<TTL/BFL<3.5; wherein TTL is an interval from an object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis and BFL is an interval from an image side surface of the fifth lens to the image plane along the optical axis.

Referring to Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7, Table 8, Table 9, Table 10, Table 11 and Table 12, wherein Table 1, Table 4, Table 7, and Table 10 show the parameters of the lenses in accordance with the first embodiment to the fourth embodiment of the invention respectively. Table 2, Table 5, Table 8, and Table 11 show the parameters of aspheric surfaces of each aspheric lenses in Table 1, Table 4, Table 7, and Table 10 respectively.

FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 , and FIG. 5 are the lens layout diagram and the optical path of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment of the invention respectively. FIG. 7 is the lens layout diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the fourth embodiment. The first lenses L11, L21, L31, L41 are meniscus lenses with negative refractive power and are made of glass. The objective surfaces of the first lenses S11, S21, S31, S41 are convex. The image surfaces of the first lenses S12, S22, S32, S42 are concave. Both of the objective surfaces S11, S21, S31, S41 and the image surfaces S12, S22, S32, S42 are spherical surfaces.

The second lenses L12, L22, L32, L42 are meniscus lenses with positive refractive power. In accordance with the first to the third embodiment, the second lenses L12, L22, L32 are made of plastic. In accordance with the fourth embodiment, the second lens L42 is made of glass. The objective surfaces thereof S13, S23, S33, S43 are concave. The image surfaces thereof S14, S24, S34, S44 are convex. Both the objective surfaces S13, S23, S33, S43 and the image surface S14, S24, S34, S44 are aspherical surface.

The third lenses L13, L23, L33, L43 are biconvex lenses with positive refractive power and are made of glass. Both the objective surfaces S16, S26, S36, S46 and the image surfaces thereof S17, S27, S37, S47 are convex and spherical surfaces.

The fourth lenses L14, L24, L34, L44 are biconvex lenses with positive refractive power. In accordance with the first to the third embodiment, the fourth lenses L14, L24, L34 are made of plastic. In accordance with the fourth embodiment, the fourth lens L44 is made of glass. Both the objective surfaces S18, S28, S38, S410 and the image surfaces thereof S17, S27, S37, S411 are convex and aspherical surfaces.

The fifth lenses L15, L25, L35, L45 are with negative refractive power. In accordance with the first to the third embodiment, the fifth lenses L15, L25, L35 are made of plastic. In accordance with the fourth embodiment, the fifth lens L45 is made of glass. The objective surfaces S110, S210, S310, S412 thereof are concave or convex. The image surfaces thereof S111, S211, S311, S413 are concave. Both the objective surfaces S110, S210, S310, S412 and image surfaces thereof S111, S211, S311, S413 are aspherical surfaces.

The sixth lenses L46 is with negative refractive power and are made of glass. Both the objective surface S48 and the image surface thereof S49 are concave and aspherical surfaces.

In addition, the lens assemblies 1, 2, 3, 4 satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

−3<f ₂ /f ₁<−1  (1)

1<f ₂ /f ₄<3  (2)

0.5<f ₁ /f ₅<1.5  (3)

3<R ₁₁ /R ₁₂<5  (4)

−11<R ₃₁ /R ₃₂<−3  (5)

−20<TTL/T ₁<21.5  (6)

8<TTL/T ₃<10  (7)

10<TTL/T ₄<13  (8)

72.08<TTL/AT₃₄<114.3  (9)

106.3<TTL/AT₄₅<115  (10)

For the first embodiment to the fourth embodiment, TTL is an interval from the object side surfaces S11, S21, S31, S41 of the first lenses L11, L21, L31, L41 to the image planes IMA1, IMA2, IMA3, IMA4 along the optical axes OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4 respectively. f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lenses L11, L21, L31, L41. f₂ is an effective focal length of the second lenses L12, L22, L32, L42. f₄ is an effective focal length of the fourth lenses L14, L24, L34, L44. f₅ is an effective focal length of the fifth lenses L15, L25, L35, L45. R₁₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surfaces S11, S21, S31, S41 of the first lenses L11, L21, L31, L41. R₁₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surfaces S12, S22, S32, S42 of the first lenses L11, L21, L31, L41. R₃₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surfaces S16, S26, S36, S46 of the third lenses L13, L23, L33, L43. R32 is a radius of curvature of the image side surfaces S17, S27, S37, S47 of the third lenses L13, L23, L33, L43. T₁ is a thickness of the first lenses L11, L21, L31, L41 along the optical axes OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4. T₃ is a thickness of the third lenses L13, L23, L33, L43 along the optical axes OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4. T₄ is a thickness of the fourth lenses L14, L24, L34, L44 along the optical axes OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4. AT₃₄ is an air-interval from the third lenses L13, L23, L33, L43 to the fourth lenses L14, L24, L34, L44 along the optical axes OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4. AT45 is an air-interval from the fourth lenses L14, L24, L34, L44 to the fifth lenses L15, L25, L35, L45 along the optical axes OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4. With the lens assemblies 1, 2, 3, 4 satisfying at least one of the above conditions (1)-(10), total lens length can be effectively shorten, the field of view can be effectively increased, the resolution can be effectively increased, the environmental temperature change can be effectively resisted, and the aberration can be effectively corrected.

A detailed description of the lens assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention is as follows. Referring to FIG. 1 , the lens assembly 1 includes a first lens L11, a second lens L12, a stop ST1, a third lens L13, a fourth lens L14, a fifth lens L15, an optical filter OF1, and a cover glass CG1, all of which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis OA1. In operation, an image of light rays from the object side is formed at an image plane IMA1.

According to the foregoing, wherein both an objective surface S112 and an image surface S113 of the optical filter OF1 are flat surfaces;

Both an objective surface S114 and an image surface S115 of the cover glass CG1 are flat surfaces;

With the above design of the lenses and stop ST1 and at least any one of the conditions (1)-(10) satisfied, the lens assembly 1 can have an effective shorter total lens length, an effective increased field of view, an effective increased resolution, an effective resisted environmental temperature change, and is capable of an effective corrected aberration.

Table 1 shows the optical specification of the lens assembly 1 in FIG. 1 .

TABLE 1 Effective Focal Length = 2.31706 mm    F-number = 2.24 Total Lens Length = 10.50 mm    Field Of View = 134.5 Degrees Effective Radius of Focal Surface Curvature Thickness Length Number (mm) (mm) Nd Vd (mm) Remark S11 9.00 0.51 1.788001 47.3685 −3.5488 The First Lens L11 S12 2.09 1.48 S13 −3.28 1.93 1.543915 55.9512 7.9227 The Second Lens L12 S14 −2.25 0.38 S15 ∞ −0.01 Stop ST1 S16 13.28 1.29 1.58913 61.135 4.03 The Third Lens L13 S17 −2.80 0.14 S18 25.00 0.87 1.543915 55.9512 5.20 The Fourth Lens L14 S19 −3.17 0.10 S110 −6.27 0.48 1.661342 20.3729 −3.70 The Fifth Lens L15 S111 4.20 0.52 S112 ∞ 0.210 1.517 64.167 Optical Filter OF1 S113 ∞ 2.169 S114 ∞ 0.400 1.517 64.167 Cover Glass CG1 S115 ∞ 0.045

The aspheric surface sag z of each aspheric lens in table 1 can be calculated by the following formula:

z=ch ²/{1+[1−(k+1)c ² h ²]^(1/2) }±Ah ⁴+Bh ⁶ +Ch ⁸ +Dh ¹⁰ +Eh ¹²

where c is curvature, h is the vertical distance from the lens surface to the optical axis, k is conic constant and A, B, C, D, and E are aspheric coefficients.

In the first embodiment, the conic constant k and the aspheric coefficients A, B, C, D, E of each aspheric lens are shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Surface Number k A B C D E S13 −3.477E+00 −4.269E−02  7.835E−03 −1.784E−03  1.559E−03 −3.282E−04 S14 −4.516E+00 −2.090E−02  1.038E−02  3.261E−03 −2.936E−03  9.569E−04 S18  2.607E−02  2.511E−02 −5.997E−03 −1.175E−03  1.002E−03 −1.626E−04 S19  9.208E−01 −6.636E−04  7.895E−03 −2.561E−03 −7.430E−04  4.924E−04 S110  1.482E+01 −3.621E−02  2.399E−02 −4.329E−03 −3.049E−03  1.309E−03 S111 −4.636E−01 −1.920E−03  1.558E−02 −5.311E−03 −3.125E−04  2.603E−04

Table 3 shows the parameters and condition values for conditions (1)-(10) in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention. It can be seen from Table 3 that the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment satisfies the conditions (1)-(10).

TABLE 3 BFL  3.34 mm TTL/AT₄₅ 106.552 f₂/f₁ −2.233 f₂/f₄    1.523 f₁/f₅   0.959 R₁₁/R₁₂    4.313 R₃₁/R₃₂ −4.749 TTL/T₁ 20.65 TTL/T₃    8.142 TTL/T₄ 12.118 TTL/AT₃₄  74.001

By the above arrangements of the lenses and stop ST1, the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment can meet the requirements of optical performance.

It can be seen from FIG. 2A that the longitudinal aberration in the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment ranges from 0.02 mm to 0.02 mm.

It can be seen from FIG. 2B that the field curvature of tangential direction and sagittal direction in the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment ranges from −0.02 mm to 0.08 mm.

It can be seen from FIG. 2C that the distortion in the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment ranges from −1% to 1%.

It can be seen from FIG. 2D that when the temperature is at −10° C., 20° C., or 70° C., the focus offset in the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment ranges from −0.03 mm to 0.03 mm, and the modulation transfer function in the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment ranges from 0.0 to 0.83.

It is obvious that the longitudinal aberration, the field curvature, and the distortion of the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment can be corrected effectively. The resolution and the depth of focus of the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment can also meet the requirements. Therefore, the lens assembly 1 of the first embodiment is capable of good optical performance.

Referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 3 is the lens layout diagram and the optical path of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the second embodiment. the lens assembly 2 includes a first lens L21, a second lens L22, a stop ST2, a third lens L23, a fourth lens L24, a fifth lens L25, an optical filter OF2, and a cover glass CG2, all of which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis OA2. In operation, an image of light rays from the object side is formed at an image plane IMA2.

According to the foregoing, wherein both an objective surface S212 and an image surface S213 of the optical filter OF2 are flat surfaces;

Both an objective surface S214 and an image surface S215 of the cover glass CG2 are flat surfaces;

With the above design of the lenses and stop ST2 and at least any one of the conditions (1)-(10) satisfied, the lens assembly 2 can have an effective shorter total lens length, an effective increased field of view, an effective increased resolution, an effective resisted environmental temperature change, and is capable of an effective corrected aberration.

Table 4 shows the optical specification of the lens assembly 2 in FIG. 3 .

TABLE 4 Effective Focal Length = 2.41991 mm   F-number = 2.24 Total Lens Length = 10.50 mm   Field Of View = 127.6 Degrees Effective Radius of Focal Surface Curvature Thickness Length Number (mm) (mm) Nd Vd (mm) Remark S21 9.74 0.49 1.834807 42.7137 −3.3617 The First Lens L21 S22 2.14 2.20 S23 −24.99 1.21 1.543915 55.9512 9.3628 The Second Lens L22 S24 −4.32 0.39 S25 ∞ 0.12 Stop ST2 S26 27.78 1.07 1.583126 59.3747 4.01 The Third Lens L23 S27 −2.53 0.13 S28 5.91 1.03 1.535218 56.1153 4.15 The Fourth Lens L24 S29 −3.36 0.09 S210 −6.29 0.59 1.661342 20.3729 −3.09 The Fifth Lens L25 S211 3.18 0.52 S212 ∞  0.210 1.517 64.167 Optical Filter OF2 S213 ∞  2.000 S214 ∞  0.400 1.517 64.167 Cover Glass CG2 S215 ∞  0.045

The definition of the aspheric surface sag z of each aspheric lens in table 4 is the same as that of in Table 1 and is not described here again.

In the second embodiment, the conic constant k and the aspheric coefficients A, B, C, D, E of each aspheric lens are shown in Table 5.

TABLE 5 Surface Number k A B C D E S23 −1.881E+02 −4.516E−02 −2.633E−03 −2.847E−04  3.231E−04  7.962E−05 S24 −1.388E+01 −3.554E−02  2.569E−03  1.030E−02 −6.456E−03  1.697E−03 S28 −5.770E−02 −1.360E−02 −9.533E−04 −8.888E−04  6.158E−04  2.006E−05 S29  2.988E+00 −1.031E−02  5.037E−03  1.621E−03 −4.936E−05  1.831E−04 S210  1.467E+01 −3.895E−02  8.280E−03  4.878E−04  3.572E−04 −5.878E−05 S211 −3.801E+00 −1.328E−02  3.386E−03 −1.308E−03  3.713E−04 −5.493E−05

Table 6 shows the parameters and condition values for conditions (1)-(10) in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention. It can be seen from Table 6 that the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment satisfies the conditions (1)-(10).

TABLE 6 BFL  3.17 mm TTL/AT₄₅ 115.419 f₂/f₁ −2.785 f₂/f₄   2.258 f₁/f₅   1.088 R₁₁/R₁₂    4.561 R₃₁/R₃₂ −10.989 TTL/T₁  21.227 TTL/T₃    9.787 TTL/T₄  10.162 TTL/AT₃₄  81.647

By the above arrangements of the lenses and stop ST2, the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment can meet the requirements of optical performance.

It can be seen from FIG. 4A that the longitudinal aberration in the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment ranges from −0.02 mm to 0.03 mm.

It can be seen from FIG. 4B that the field curvature of tangential direction and sagittal direction in the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment ranges from −0.08 mm to 0.06 mm.

It can be seen from FIG. 4C that the distortion in the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment ranges from 0% to 1%.

It can be seen from FIG. 4D that when the temperature is at −10° C., 20° C., or 70° C., the focus offset in the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment ranges from −0.03 mm to 0.03 mm, and the modulation transfer function in the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment ranges from 0.0 to 0.82.

It is obvious that the longitudinal aberration, the field curvature, and the distortion of the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment can be corrected effectively. The resolution and the depth of focus of the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment can also meet the requirements. Therefore, the lens assembly 2 of the second embodiment is capable of good optical performance.

Referring to FIG. 5 , FIG. 5 is the lens layout diagram and the optical path of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the third embodiment. the lens assembly 3 includes a first lens L31, a second lens L32, a stop ST3, a third lens L33, a fourth lens L34, a fifth lens L35, an optical filter OF3, and a cover glass CG3, all of which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis OA3. In operation, an image of light rays from the object side is formed at an image plane IMA3.

According to the foregoing, wherein both an objective surface S312 and an image surface S313 of the optical filter OF3 are flat surfaces.

Both an objective surface S314 and an image surface S315 of the cover glass CG3 are flat surfaces;

With the above design of the lenses and stop ST3 and at least any one of the conditions (1)-(10) satisfied, the lens assembly 3 can have an effective shorter total lens length, an effective increased field of view, an effective increased resolution, an effective resisted environmental temperature change, and is capable of an effective corrected aberration.

Table 7 shows the optical specification of the lens assembly 3 in FIG. 5 .

TABLE 7 Effective Focal Length = 2.6895 mm    F-number = 2.24 Total Lens Length = 10.50 mm    Field Of View = 130.2 Degrees Effective Radius of Focal Surface Curvature Thickness Length Number (mm) (mm) Nd Vd (mm) Remark S31 7.01 0.49 1.788001 47.3685 −3.6729 The First Lens L31 S32 1.99 1.87 S33 −3.75 1.92 1.543915 55.9512 7.0049 The Second Lens L32 S34 −2.24 0.24 S35 ∞ −0.03 Stop ST3 S36 10.55 1.26 1.58913 61.135 4.08 The Third Lens L33 S37 −2.98 0.09 S38 25.00 0.82 1.543915 55.9512 5.63 The Fourth Lens L34 S39 −3.47 0.09 S310 −6.70 0.47 1.661342 20.3729 −3.64 The Fifth Lens L35 S311 3.91 0.67 S312 ∞ 0.210 1.517 64.167 Optical ilter OF3 S313 ∞ 1.949 S314 ∞ 0.400 1.517 64.167 Cover Glass CG3 S315 ∞ 0.045

The definition of the aspheric surface sag z of each aspheric lens in table 7 is the same as that of in Table 1 and is not described here again.

In the third embodiment, the conic constant k and the aspheric coefficients A, B, C, D, E of each aspheric lens are shown in Table 8.

TABLE 8 Surface Number k A B C D E S33 −4.469E+00 −4.473E−02  4.412E−03 −7.405E−04  1.166E−03 −2.291E−04 S34 −4.902E+00 −2.797E−02  8.660E−03  6.569E−03 −5.199E−03  1.393E−03 S38  2.422E+02  2.365E−02 −3.532E−03  1.011E−03  1.908E−04  2.049E−04 S39  1.196E+00 −1.433E−03  1.178E−02 −3.368E−03 −4.576E−04  7.205E−04 S310  1.759E+01 −1.749E−02  8.925E−03 −3.097E−03 −1.345E−03  6.549E−04 S311  1.958E−00  1.062E−02 −2.056E−03 −1.531E−03 −1.373E−04  1.230E−04

Table 9 shows the parameters and condition values for conditions (1)-(10) in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention. It can be seen from Table 9 that the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment satisfies the conditions (1)-(10).

TABLE 9 BFL 3.27 mm TTL/AT₄₅ 110.821 f₂/f₁ −1.907 f₂/f₄ 1.243 f₁/f₅   1.010 R₁₁/R₁₂    3.521 R₃₁/R₃₂ −3.539   TTL/T₁  21.260 TTL/T₃    8.314 TTL/T₄ 12.787   TTL/AT₃₄ 112.391

By the above arrangements of the lenses and stop ST3, the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment can meet the requirements of optical performance.

It can be seen from FIG. 6A that the longitudinal aberration in the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment ranges from −0.02 mm to 0.02 mm.

It can be seen from FIG. 6B that the field curvature of tangential direction and sagittal direction in the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment ranges from −0.04 mm to 0.08 mm.

It can be seen from FIG. 6C that the distortion in the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment ranges from 0% to 5.1%.

It can be seen from FIG. 6D that when the temperature is at −10° C., 20° C., or 70° C., the focus offset in the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment ranges from −0.03 mm to 0.03 mm, and the modulation transfer function in the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment ranges from 0.0 to 0.82.

It is obvious that the longitudinal aberration, the field curvature, and the distortion of the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment can be corrected effectively. The resolution and the depth of focus of the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment can also meet the requirements. Therefore, the lens assembly 3 of the third embodiment is capable of good optical performance.

Referring to FIG. 7 , FIG. 7 is the lens layout diagram of the wide-angle lens assembly in accordance with the fourth embodiment. the lens assembly 4 includes a first lens L41, a second lens L42, a stop ST4, a third lens L43, a sixth lens L46, a fourth lens L44, a fifth lens L45, and an optical filter OF4, all of which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis OA4. In operation, an image of light rays from the object side is formed at an image plane IMA4.

According to the foregoing, wherein both an objective surface S414 and an image surface S415 of the optical filter OF4 are flat surfaces.

With the above design of the lenses and stop ST4 and at least one of the conditions (1)-(10) satisfied, the lens assembly 4 can have an effective shorter total lens length, an effective increased field of view, an effective increased resolution, an effective resisted environmental temperature change, and is capable of an effective corrected aberration.

Table 10 shows the optical specification of the lens assembly 4 in FIG. 7 .

TABLE 10 Effective Focal Length = 2.025337613 mm    F-number = 2.0054978995161 Total Lens Length = 12.0463262938364 mm    Field Of View = 150 Degrees Effective Radius of Focal Surface Curvature Thickness Length Number (mm) (mm) Nd Vd (mm) Remark S41 14.29364 1 1.696799 55.521308 −3.6665 The First Lens L41 S42 2.11091 1.2593665 S43 −15.7754 3.981935 1.544514 56.003278 5.5243 The Second Lens L42 S44 −2.75914 0.0039607 S45 ∞ 0.0638947 Stop ST4 S46 3.271095 1.6980371 1.496999 81.545888 3.5936 The Third Lens L43 S47 −3.27109 0.2558871 S48 −24.6506 0.4510033 1.661316 20.381513 −4.4134 The Sixth Lens L46 S49 3.367923 0.2972975 S410 5.31317 1.2814375 1.544514 56.003278 7.9805 The Fourth Lens L44 S411 −22.2224 0.0661971 S412 4.477886 0.4999124 1.544514 56.003278 −11.1051 The Fifth Lens L45 S413 2.474661 0.6803079 S414 ∞ 0.3 1.5168 64.167336 Optical Filter OF4 S415 ∞ 0.2012054 S416 ∞ 0.0058841

The definition of the aspheric surface sag z of each aspheric lens in table 10 is the same as that of in Table 1 and is not described here again.

In the fourth embodiment, the conic constant k and the aspheric coefficients A, B, C, D, E of each aspheric lens are shown in Table 11.

TABLE 11 Surface Number k A B C D E F G S43 −1.35E+01 −1.36E−02 −225E−04 −3.28E−04 −4.10E−05  8.78E−05 −2.41E−05  2.30E−06 S44  1.48E+00  2.19E−02  2.46E−04  3.33E−03 −1.66E−03  8.27E−04 −3.29E−04  8.25E−05 S48 −1.02E+02  5.07E−02 −4.05E−02  3.30E−04  1.23E−02 −4.98E−03  2.54E−06  1.82E−04 S49  3.15E+00  6.89E−02 −5.23E−02  4.89E−03  7.24E−03 −1.36E−03 −1.05E−03  2.42E−04 S410  4.32E+00  9.00E−03  1.84E−03 −4.10E−03  1.21E−03  1.87E−04 −1.15E−05 −3.72E−05 S411  4.13E+01 −1.18E−03  1.18E−02  5.27E−04 −7.53E−04  8.96E−06  1.02E−05  2.06E−07 S412 −1.47E+01 −4.11E−02  1.85E−02 −1.82E−03 −2.20E−04  5.69E−05 −5.24E−06 −6.31E−07 S413 −1.16E+00 −6.59E−02  1.71E−02 −3.00E−03  9.89E−05  7.10E−05 −8.60E−06 −5.82E−07

Table 12 shows the parameters and condition values for conditions (1)-(10) in accordance with the fourth embodiment of the invention. It can be seen from Table 12 that the lens assembly 4 of the fourth embodiment satisfies the conditions (1)-(10).

TABLE 12 BFL 1.187 mm TTL/AT₄₅ 181.977 f₂/f₁ −1.507 f₂/f₄    0.692 f₁/f₅  0.33 R₁₁/R₁₂    6.771 R₃₁/R₃₂ −1     TTL/T₁  12.046 TTL/T₃    7.094 TTL/T₄    9.4   TTL/AT₃₄  21.776

By the above arrangements of the lenses and stop ST4, the lens assembly 4 of the fourth embodiment can meet the requirements of optical performance.

While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiment(s), it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements and procedures. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A wide-angle lens assembly, comprising sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens which is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power; a second lens which is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power, comprising a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side; a third lens with positive refractive power, comprising a convex surface facing the object side; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power; wherein the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −<f ₂ /f ₁<−1; wherein f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lens and f₂ is an effective focal length of the second lens.
 2. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first lens further comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing an image side.
 3. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third lens further comprises a convex surface facing the image side.
 4. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fourth lens further comprises a convex surface facing the object side and another convex surface facing the image side.
 5. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fifth lens further comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.
 6. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fifth lens further comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.
 7. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a sixth lens disposed between the third lens and the fourth lens, wherein the sixth lens is with negative refractive power.
 8. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the sixth lens further comprises a concave surface facing the object side and another concave surface facing the image side.
 9. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: 1<f ₂ /f ₄<3; 0.5<f ₁ /f ₅<1.5; 3<R ₁₁ /R ₁₂<5; −11<R ₃₁ /R ₃₂<−3; −20<TTL/T ₁<21.5; 8<TTL/T ₃<10; 10<TTL/T ₄<13; 72.08<TTL/AT₃₄<114.3; 106.3<TTL/AT₄₅<115; wherein f₁ is the effective focal length of the first lens, f₂ is the effective focal length of the second lens, f₄ is an effective focal length of the fourth lens, f₅ is an effective focal length of the fifth lens, R₁₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens, R₁₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the first lens, R₃₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the third lens, and R₃₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens, TTL is an interval from the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis, T₁ is a thickness of the first lens, T₃ is a thickness of the third lens, T₄ is a thickness of the fourth lens, AT₃₄ is an air-interval from the third lens to the fourth lens along the optical axis, and AT₄₅ is an air-interval from the fourth lens to the fifth lens along the optical axis.
 10. A wide-angle lens assembly, comprising sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens which is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power; a second lens which is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power, comprising a convex surface facing the object side; a fourth lens with positive refractive power, comprising a convex surface facing the object side; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power; wherein the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −3<f ₂ /f ₁<−1; wherein f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lens and f₂ is an effective focal length of the second lens.
 11. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first lens further comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing an image side.
 12. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second lens further comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side.
 13. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the third lens further comprises a convex surface facing the image side and the fourth lens further comprises a convex surface facing the image side.
 14. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fifth lens further comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.
 15. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fifth lens further comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.
 16. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a sixth lens disposed between the third lens and the fourth lens, wherein the sixth lens is with negative refractive power.
 17. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the sixth lens further comprises a concave surface facing the object side and another concave surface facing the image side.
 18. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: 1<f ₂ /f ₄<3; 0.5<f ₁ /f ₅<1.5; 3<R ₁₁ /R ₁₂<5; −11<R ₃₁ /R ₃₂<−3; −20<TTL/T ₁<21.5; 8<TTL/T ₃<10; 10<TTL/T ₄<13; 72.08<TTL/AT₃₄<114.3; 106.3<TTL/AT₄₅<115; wherein f₁ is the effective focal length of the first lens, f₂ is the effective focal length of the second lens, f₄ is an effective focal length of the fourth lens, f₅ is an effective focal length of the fifth lens, R₁₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens, R₁₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the first lens, R₃₁ is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the third lens, and R₃₂ is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens, TTL is an interval from the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis, T₁ is a thickness of the first lens, T₃ is a thickness of the third lens, T₄ is a thickness of the fourth lens, AT₃₄ is an air-interval from the third lens to the fourth lens along the optical axis, and AT₄₅ is an air-interval from the fourth lens to the fifth lens along the optical axis.
 19. A wide-angle lens assembly, comprising sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens which is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power; a second lens which is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power, comprising a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side; a third lens with positive refractive power, comprising a convex surface facing the object side; a sixth lens with negative refractive power; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power.
 20. The wide-angle lens assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein the sixth lens further comprises a concave surface facing the object side and another concave surface facing the image side and the wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: −3<f ₂ /f ₁<−1 ; wherein f₁ is an effective focal length of the first lens and f₁ is an effective focal length of the second lens. 